Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform | Marlon Peterson

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Alon Alboher ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
She wrote:
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ื”ื™ื ื›ืชื‘ื”:
00:14
"When I become famous, I will tell everyone
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"ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืื”ื™ื” ืžืคื•ืจืกืžืช, ืื ื™ ืืกืคืจ ืœื›ื•ืœื
00:17
that I know a hero named Marlon Peterson."
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ืฉื”ื›ืจืชื™ ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ืฉื ืžืจืœื•ืŸ ืคื˜ืจืกื•ืŸ."
00:20
Heroes rarely look like me.
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ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื“ืจ"ื› ืœื ื ืจืื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™.
00:22
In fact,
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ืœืžืขืฉื”,
00:23
I'm what garbage looks like.
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ืื ื™ ื ืจืื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืžื• ื–ื‘ืœ.
00:26
No, not the most appealing way to open a talk
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ืœื, ื–ื• ืœื ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื›ื™ ื ืขื™ืžื” ืœืคืชื•ื— ื”ืจืฆืื”
00:28
or start a conversation,
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ืื• ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืฉื™ื—ื”,
00:30
and perhaps you have some questions going through your head about that.
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ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ืžืกืคืจ ืฉืืœื•ืช ืฉืจืฆื•ืช ื‘ืจืืฉ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžื” ืฉืืžืจืชื™.
00:34
Why would this man say such a thing about himself?
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ืœืžื” ืฉื”ืื“ื ื”ื–ื” ื™ื’ื™ื“ ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ื–ื” ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื•?
00:36
What does he mean?
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ืœื” ื”ื•ื ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ?
00:38
How can someone view him as a hero when he sees himself as garbage?
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ืื™ืš ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืจืื•ืช ืื•ืชื• ื›ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืจื•ืื” ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื›ื–ื‘ืœ?
00:43
I believe we learn more from questions than we do from answers.
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ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ืŸ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืืœื•ืช ืžืฉืื ื• ืœืžื“ื™ื ืžืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช.
00:46
Because when we're questioning something,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื•ืืœื™ื ืฉืืœื•ืช ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื›ืœืฉื”ื•,
00:48
we're invested in taking in some sort of new information,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ืฉืงืขื™ื ื‘ืงืœื™ื˜ื” ืฉืœ ืžื™ื“ืข ื—ื“ืฉ,
00:51
or grappling with some sort of ignorance that makes us feel uncomfortable.
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ืื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื ืœื—ืžื™ื ื‘ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ืฉื’ื•ืจืžืช ืœื ื• ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืœื ื‘ื ื•ื—.
00:56
And that's why I'm here:
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ื•ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ:
00:57
to push us to question,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื—ื•ืฃ ืื•ืชื ื• ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืœืฉืืœื•ืช,
00:59
even when it makes us uncomfortable.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืฉื–ื” ื’ื•ืจื ืœื ื• ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืœื ื‘ื ื•ื—.
01:02
My parents are from Trinidad and Tobago,
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ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื ืžื˜ืจื™ื ื™ื“ื“ ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื’ื•,
01:05
the southernmost island in the Caribbean.
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ื”ืื™ ื”ื›ื™ ื“ืจื•ืžื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืงืืจื™ื‘ื™ื™ื.
01:07
Trinidad is also home to the only acoustic instrument
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ื˜ืจื™ื ื™ื“ื“ ื”ื•ื ื’ื ื‘ื™ืชื• ืฉืœ ื›ืœื™ ื”ื ื’ื™ื ื” ื”ืืงื•ืกื˜ื™ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื™
01:10
invented in the 20th century:
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ืฉื”ื•ืžืฆื ื‘ืžืื” ื”20:
01:12
the steel pan.
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ืชื•ืฃ ืกื˜ื™ืœืคืืŸ.
01:14
Deriving from the African drums
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ืžืงื•ืจื• ื‘ืชื•ืคื™ื ื”ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ื
01:16
and evolving from the genius of one of the ghettos in Trinidad,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ืชืคืชื— ืžื”ื’ืื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื—ื“ ื”ื’ื˜ืื•ืช ื‘ื˜ืจื™ื ื™ื“ื“,
01:19
a city called Laventille,
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ืขื™ืจ ื‘ืฉื ืœื‘ื ื˜ื™ืœ,
01:21
and the disregard of the American military ...
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ื•ืžื˜ืจืช ื”ื”ืชืขืœืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื‘ื ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™...
01:25
Well, I should tell you,
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ืจืฆื•ื™ ืฉืืกืคืจ ืœื›ื,
01:26
America, during WWII, had military bases set up in Trinidad,
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ืืžืจื™ืงื”, ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืžืœื—ืžืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืฉื ื™ื™ื”, ื”ื—ื–ื™ืงื” ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื ืฆื‘ืื™ื™ื ื‘ื˜ืจื™ื ื™ื“ื“,
01:30
and when the war ended,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ื”ืกืชื™ื™ืžื”,
01:31
they left the island littered with empty oil drums --
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ื”ื ื”ืฉืื™ืจื• ืืช ื”ืื™ ืžื˜ื•ื ืฃ ื‘ื—ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื ืคื˜ ืจื™ืงื•ืช --
01:35
their trash.
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ื”ื–ื‘ืœ ืฉืœื”ื.
01:36
So people from Laventille repurposed the old drums left behind
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ืื– ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืœื‘ื ื˜ื™ืœ ืœืงื—ื• ืืช ื—ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื”ื ืคื˜ ืฉื”ื•ืฉืืจื• ืžืื—ื•ืจ
01:41
into the full chromatic scale:
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ื•ืžืฆืื• ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื—ื“ืฉ ืœืกื•ืœื ื”ื›ืจื•ืžื˜ื™ ื”ืžืœื ืฉืœื”ืŸ:
01:43
the steel pan.
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ืชื•ืฃ ื”ืกื˜ื™ืœืคืืŸ.
01:44
Playing music now from Beethoven to Bob Marley to 50 Cent,
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ื›ืขืช ื›ืฉื”ื ืžื ื’ื ื™ื ืžื ื’ื™ื ื•ืช ื”ื—ืœ ืžื‘ื˜ื”ื•ื‘ืŸ ื•ืขื“ ื‘ื•ื‘ ืžืจืœื™ ื•50 ืกื ื˜,
01:49
those people literally made music out of garbage.
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ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืชืจืชื™ ืžืฉืžืข ืขืฉื• ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ืžื–ื‘ืœ.
01:54
Twelve days before my 20th birthday,
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12 ื™ื•ื ืœืคื ื™ ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื™ ื”20,
01:57
I was arrested for my role in a violent robbery attempt
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ื ืขืฆืจืชื™ ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ืฉืœืงื—ืชื™ ื‘ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื•ื“ ืืœื™ื
02:00
in lower Manhattan.
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ื‘ืžื ื”ื˜ืŸ ื”ืชื—ืชื•ื ื”.
02:02
While people were sitting in a coffee shop,
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฉื‘ื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืงืคื”,
02:06
four people were shot.
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4 ืื ืฉื™ื ื ื•ืจื•,
02:09
Two were killed.
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2 ืื ืฉื™ื ื ื”ืจื’ื•,
02:11
Five of us were arrested.
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ื•5 ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื ืขืฆืจื•.
02:14
We were all the products of Trinidad and Tobago.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืชื•ืฆืจืช ื˜ืจื™ื ื™ื“ื“ ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื’ื•.
02:16
We were the "bad immigrants,"
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื™ื™ื ื• "ื”ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ื”ืจืขื™ื",
02:18
or the "anchor babies" that Trump and millions of Americans easily malign.
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ืื• "ื™ืœื“ื™ ื”ืขื•ื’ืŸ" ืฉื˜ืจืืžืค ื•ืขื•ื“ ืžืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ืžืฉืžื™ืฆื™ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื‘ืงืœื•ืช.
02:23
I was discarded, like waste material --
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ื”ืฉืœื™ื›ื• ืื•ืชื™, ื›ืžื• ืคืกื•ืœืช --
02:26
and justifiably so to many.
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ื•ื‘ืฆื“ืง ืœื“ืขืช ืจื‘ื™ื.
02:29
I eventually served 10 years, two months and seven days of a prison sentence.
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื™ืฉื‘ืชื™ 10 ืฉื ื™ื, ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื™ื, ื•ืฉื‘ืขื” ื™ืžื™ื ืžืชืงื•ืคืช ื”ืžืืกืจ ืฉืœื™.
02:34
I was sentenced to a decade of punishment in a correctional institution.
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ื’ื–ืจื• ืขืœื™ ืขื•ื ืฉ ืฉืœ ืขืฉื•ืจ ื‘ืžืืกืจ ืฉื™ืงื•ืžื™.
02:39
I was sentenced to irrelevance --
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ื’ื–ืจื• ืขืœื™ ื—ื•ืกืจ ืจืœื•ื•ื ื˜ื™ื•ืช --
02:42
the opposite of humanity.
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ื”ื”ืคืš ืžืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช.
02:45
Interestingly,
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ืžืกืงืจืŸ,
02:46
it was during those years in prison that a series of letters redeemed me,
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ืฉื“ื•ื•ืงื ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื‘ื›ืœื ืกื“ืจืช ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ื”ื™ื ืฉื’ืืœื” ืื•ืชื™,
02:51
helped me move beyond the darkness and the guilt
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ื•ืขื–ืจื” ืœื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืฉืš ื•ื”ืืฉืžื” ืฉื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™
02:54
associated with the worst moment of my young life.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืจื’ืข ื”ื›ื™ ื ื•ืจืื™ ืฉื—ื•ื•ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื.
02:58
It gave me a sense that I was useful.
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ื”ื™ื ื ืชื ื” ืœื™ ื”ืจื’ืฉื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžื•ืขื™ืœ.
03:00
She was 13 years old.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืช 13,
03:03
She had wrote that she saw me as a hero.
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื›ืชื‘ื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืจื•ืื” ื‘ื™ ื›ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจ.
03:06
I remember reading that,
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ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจ ืฉืงืจืืชื™ ืืช ื–ื”,
03:07
and I remember crying when I read those words.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจ ืฉื‘ื›ื™ืชื™ ื›ืฉืงืจืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื•.
03:11
She was one of over 50 students
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืื—ืช ืžืชื•ืš ืœืžืขืœื” ืž50 ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื,
03:13
and 150 letters that I wrote during a mentoring correspondence program
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ื•150 ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ืฉืœืงื—ืชื™ ื—ืœืง ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื—ื•ื ื›ื•ืช ื•ื”ืชื›ืชื‘ื•ืช
03:17
that I co-designed with a friend
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ืฉืชื™ื›ื ื ืชื™ ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื—ื‘ืจ
03:19
who was a teacher at a middle school in Brooklyn,
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืจื” ื‘ื—ื˜ื™ื‘ืช ื‘ื™ื ื™ื™ื ื‘ื‘ืจื•ืงืœื™ืŸ,
03:21
my hometown.
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ื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉื‘ื” ื’ื“ืœืชื™.
03:22
We called it the Young Scholars Program.
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ืงืจืื ื• ืœื” "ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ืžืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื" .
03:25
Every time those young people shared their stories with me,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื”ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืฉื™ืชืคื• ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื,
03:29
their struggles,
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ื‘ืžืื‘ืงื™ื ืฉืœื”ื,
03:31
every time they drew a picture of their favorite cartoon character
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื”ื ืฆื™ื™ืจื• ืฆื™ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ื“ืžื•ืช ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื” ืขืœื™ื”ื
03:34
and sent it to me,
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ื•ืฉืœื—ื• ืื•ืชื• ืืœื™,
03:36
every time they said they depended on my letters or my words of advice,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื”ื ื›ืชื‘ื• ืฉื”ื ืชืœื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืื• ื‘ืขืฆื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
03:40
it boosted my sense of worthiness.
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ื–ื” ื ืชืŸ ื“ื—ื™ืคื” ืœื”ืจื’ืฉื” ืฉืื ื™ ืฉื•ื•ื” ืžืฉื”ื•.
03:43
It gave me a sense of what I could contribute to this planet.
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ื–ื” ื ืชืŸ ืœื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื” ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืชืจื•ื ืœืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื”.
03:47
It transformed my life.
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ื–ื” ืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™.
03:49
Because of those letters and what they shared with me,
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ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื•ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืฉื™ืชืคื• ืื™ืชื™,
03:52
their stories of teen life,
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ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ื”ืขืฉืจื”,
03:54
they gave me the permission,
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ื”ื ื ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืจืฉื•ืช,
03:56
they gave me the courage to admit to myself
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ื•ื”ื ื ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืื•ืžืฅ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืคื ื™ ืขืฆืžื™,
03:58
that there were reasons -- not excuses --
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ืฉื”ื™ื• ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช -- ืœื ืชื™ืจื•ืฆื™ื --
04:01
but that there were reasons for that fateful day in October of 1999;
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ืืœื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœื™ื•ื ื”ื’ื•ืจืœื™ ื”ื–ื” ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ ืฉืœ 1999;
04:06
that the trauma associated with living in a community
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ืฉื”ื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ืฉืงืฉื•ืจื” ืœื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื”
04:09
where guns are easier to get than sneakers;
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ืฉื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืงืœ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืืงื“ื— ืžื ืขืœื™ ืกืคื•ืจื˜;
04:12
that the trauma associated with being raped at gunpoint at the age of 14;
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ืฉื”ื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ืฉืงืฉื•ืจื” ืœืื•ื ืก ื‘ืื™ื•ื ืืงื“ื— ืฉื—ื•ื•ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 14;
04:19
that those are reasons for me
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ืฉืืœื• ื”ืŸ ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจื™
04:22
why making that decision,
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ืฉืžืกื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ืœืžื” ื”ื”ื’ืขื” ืœื”ื—ืœื˜ื”,
04:23
that fatal decision,
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ืื•ืชื” ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ื’ื•ืจืœื™ืช,
04:25
was not an unlikely proposition.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืกื‘ื™ืจื”.
04:28
Because those letters mattered so much to me,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื”ื™ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืœื™,
04:30
because writing and receiving
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ื•ืœืงื‘ืœ ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื
04:32
and having that communication with those folks
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ื•ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื–ื• ืขื ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื•
04:34
so hugely impacted my life,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืฉืคืขื” ื—ื–ืงื” ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™,
04:35
I decided to share the opportunity with some friends of mine
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœืฉืชืฃ ืืช ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ื”ื–ื• ืขื ื›ืžื” ื—ื‘ืจื™ื
04:38
who were also inside with me.
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ืฉื’ื ื”ื ื™ืฉื‘ื• ื‘ื›ืœื ืื™ืชื™.
04:40
My friends Bill and Cory and Arocks,
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ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื™ืœ, ืงื•ืจื™, ื•ืืจื•ืงืก,
04:42
all in prison for violent crimes also,
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ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื ื™ื“ื•ื ื• ืœืžืืกืจ ืขืœ ืคืฉืขื™ื ืืœื™ืžื™ื,
04:44
shared their words of wisdom with the young people as well,
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ื—ืœืงื• ื’ื ื”ื ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื›ืžื” ืฉืœื”ื ืขื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื,
ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ื‘ืชืžื•ืจื” ืืช ื”ืจื’ืฉืช ื”ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช.
04:47
and received the sense of relevancy in return.
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04:50
We are now published writers and youth program innovators
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื”ื™ื•ื ืกื•ืคืจื™ื ืฉืคื•ืจืกืžื•, ื™ื–ืžื™ื ืฉืœ ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช ืœื ื•ืขืจ,
04:53
and trauma experts
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ืžื•ืžื—ื™ ื˜ืจืื•ืžื”,
04:55
and gun violence prevention advocates,
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ืคืขื™ืœื™ื ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืœืžื ื™ืขืช ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ื ืฉืง,
04:57
and TED talkers and --
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ืžืจืฆื™ื ื‘TED --
04:58
(Laughter)
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(ื”ืงื”ืœ ืฆื•ื—ืง)
04:59
and good daddies.
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ื•ืื‘ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื.
05:00
That's what I call a positive return of investment.
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ืœื–ื” ืื ื™ ืงื•ืจื ืชืฉื•ืื” ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืช.
05:04
Above all else,
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ืžืขืœ ืœื›ืœ,
05:05
what building that program taught me was that when we sow,
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื”ืงืžื” ืฉืœ ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื–ื• ืœื™ืžื“ื” ืื•ืชื™ ื”ื™ื ืฉืžืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื–ื•ืจืขื™ื,
05:09
when we invest in the humanity of people no matter where they're at,
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉืงื™ืขื™ื ื‘ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ืื™ืคื” ื”ื ื ืžืฆืื™ื,
05:13
we can reap amazing rewards.
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ืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืงืฆื•ืจ ืชืžื•ืจื” ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื”.
05:16
In this latest era of criminal justice reform,
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ื‘ืขื™ื“ืŸ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืจืคื•ืจืžื•ืช ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜,
05:19
I often question and wonder why --
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ืื ื™ ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื•ืืœ ื•ืชื•ื”ื” ืœืžื” --
05:22
why is it that so many believe
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ืœืžื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื
05:24
that only those who have been convicted of nonviolent drug offenses
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ืฉืจืง ืืœื• ืฉื”ื•ืจืฉืขื• ื‘ืคืฉืขื™ ืกืžื™ื ืœื ืืœื™ืžื™ื
05:27
merit empathy and recognized humanity?
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ื–ื›ืื™ื ืœืืžืคืชื™ื” ื•ืœื”ื›ืจื” ื›ืื ื•ืฉื™ื™ื?
05:32
Criminal justice reform is human justice.
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ืจืคื•ืจืžื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ืช ื”ื™ื ืจืคื•ืจืžื” ืฉืœ ืฆื“ืง ืœื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื.
05:35
Am I not human?
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ื”ืื ืื ื™ ืœื ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื?
05:38
When we invest in resources that amplify the relevancy of people
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉืงื™ืขื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ืฉืžื’ื‘ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื
05:43
in communities like Laventille
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ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืœื‘ื ื˜ื™ืœ
05:44
or parts of Brooklyn or a ghetto near you,
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ืื• ื‘ื—ืœืงื™ื ืฉืœ ื‘ืจื•ืงืœื™ืŸ ืื• ื‘ื’ื˜ื• ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ ืืœื™ื›ื,
05:46
we can literally create the communities that we want.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืชืจืชื™ ืžืฉืžืข ืœื™ื™ืฆืจ ืืช ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื.
05:50
We can do better.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
05:51
We can do better than investing solely in law enforcement as a resource,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืœื”ืฉืงื™ืข ืืš ื•ืจืง ื‘ืื›ื™ืคืช ื—ื•ืง ื›ืžืฉืื‘,
05:55
because they don't give us a sense of relevancy
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ื›ื™ ื”ื ืœื ื ื•ืชื ื™ื ืœื ื• ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช
05:57
that is at the core of why so many of us do so many harmful things
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ื•ื–ื• ืœื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืžื“ื•ืข ื›ื” ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื ื•ืจืื™ื™ื
06:01
in the pursuit of mattering.
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ื‘ืžืจื“ืฃ ืื—ืจื™ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช.
06:05
See, gun violence is just a visible display of a lot of underlying traumas.
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ืชื‘ื™ื ื•, ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ื ืฉืง ื”ื™ื ื‘ืกื”"ื› ืชื•ืฆืจ ื’ืฉืžื™ ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื˜ืจืื•ืžื•ืช ื™ืกื•ื“ื™ื•ืช.
06:10
When we invest in the redemptive value of relevancy,
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉืงื™ืขื™ื ื‘ืขืจืš ื”ื’ื•ืืœ ืฉืœ ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช,
06:13
we can render a return of both personal responsibility and healing.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืคืจื•ืข ื’ื ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืขืฆืžื™ืช ื•ื’ื ื”ื‘ืจืื”.
06:18
That's the people work I care about,
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ื–ื” ื›ื•ื— ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ ืฉืื›ืคืช ืœื™ ืžืžื ื•,
06:20
because people work.
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ื›ื™ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช.
06:23
Family, I'm asking you to do the hard work,
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ืžืฉืคื—ื”, ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžื›ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืงืฉื”,
06:27
the difficult work,
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืžื™ื™ื’ืขืช,
06:28
the churning work of bestowing undeserved kindness
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืžื˜ืœื˜ืœืช ืฉืœ ืœื”ืขื ื™ืง ืื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœืืœื• ืฉืœื ื–ื›ืื™ื ืœื”
06:31
upon those who we can relegate as garbage,
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ืœืืœื• ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื“ื—ื™ื ื• ื›ื–ื‘ืœ,
06:33
who we can disregard and discard easily.
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ืœืืœื• ืฉืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชืขืœื ืžื”ื ื•ืœื”ืฉืœื™ืš ื‘ืงืœื•ืช.
06:36
I'm asking myself.
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžืขืฆืžื™.
06:39
Over the past two months,
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื,
06:41
I've lost two friends to gun violence,
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ืื™ื‘ื“ืชื™ ืฉื ื™ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืืœื™ืžื•ืช ื ืฉืง,
06:43
both innocent bystanders.
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ืฉื ื™ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ ืื•ืจื—.
06:46
One was caught in a drive-by while walking home.
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ื”ืื—ื“ ื ืงืœืข ืœื™ืจื™ ืžืจื›ื‘ ื—ื•ืœืฃ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืœืš ื‘ืจื’ืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”.
06:50
The other was sitting in a cafรฉ while eating breakfast,
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ื”ืฉื ื™ ื™ืฉื‘ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืงืคื” ื•ืื›ืœ ืืจื•ื—ืช ื‘ื•ืงืจ,
06:54
while on vacation in Miami.
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื—ื•ืคืฉื” ื‘ืžื™ืืžื™.
06:57
I'm asking myself to see the redemptive value of relevancy
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžืขืฆืžื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขืจืš ื”ื’ื•ืืœ ืฉืœ ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช
07:00
in the people that murdered them,
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ื‘ืื•ืชื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืจืฆื—ื• ืืช ื—ื‘ืจื™,
07:03
because of the hard work of seeing the value in me.
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ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืงืฉื” ืฉืœ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื”ืขืจืš ื”ื–ื” ื‘ื™.
07:06
I'm pushing us to challenge our own capacity
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ืื ื™ ื“ื•ื—ืง ื‘ื ื• ืœืืชื’ืจ ืืช ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื ื•
07:10
to fully experience our humanity,
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ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื”ื›ื™ ืฉืœืžื” ืืช ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
07:13
by understanding the full biography
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื‘ื ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื•ื’ืจืคื™ื” ื”ืฉืœืžื”
07:15
of people who we can easily choose not to see,
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ืฉืœ ืืœื• ืฉืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืงืœื•ืช ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืฉืœื ืœืจืื•ืช,
07:19
because heroes are waiting to be recognized,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื ืžื—ื›ื™ื ืฉื™ื–ื”ื• ืื•ืชื,
07:22
and music is waiting to be made.
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ื•ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ืžื—ื›ื” ืฉื™ืœื—ื™ื ื• ืื•ืชื”.
07:25
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
07:26
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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